Is your son uncircumcised?

[Anonymous]

Both of mine are. 8 and 5.

[Anonymous]

I have a problem with anyone being interested in if my son is circumcised or not? Who are you asking for? Your daughter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a problem with anyone being interested in if my son is circumcised or not? Who are you asking for? Your daughter?

Do you know what anonymous means?

[Anonymous]

I was circumcised. My son is not. My wife (a doctor) and I were in full agreement.

[Anonymous]

My 3 boys are circumcised. The main reason is to avoid problems that can occur later in adolescence and adulthood. Circumcision as an adolescent or adult is far more painful and serious than in an infant. Also, circumcised men are about 50%-60% less likely to acquire STDs such as herpes, HPV and HIV. (https://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/).

[Anonymous]

WHO/UNAIDS recommendations emphasize that male circumcision should be considered an efficacious intervention for HIV prevention in countries and regions with heterosexual epidemics, high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence.

[Anonymous]

My 11 year old twins are not circumcised. After reading about the procedure and recovery on newborn infants, I just couldn’t do it. DH is not circumcised, either, but left the decision up to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever side you are on, I think you need to have all male siblings one way or the other.

On another note, all the people saying that you want your sons to decide when they are older you have no idea what you are talking about. You are talking about orders of magnitude more pain and healing time and psychological trauma for an adult male vs something newborn will not remember and recover in a few days.

Did you or someone you know do it as an adult, and therefore you know what you’re talking about? This was happening when I lived in east Africa a few years ago. I don’t know if it still is. Men found it important if the population had a high HIV rate. Last I read, the DC area did not have a 20%+ HIV rate.

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/world/africa/20circumcision.html

[Anonymous]

Three year old son, not circumcised. His dad is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3 boys, all circumcised. I wouldnt bang an uncircumcised penis, so we circumcised.

WWPPB?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 3 boys are circumcised. The main reason is to avoid problems that can occur later in adolescence and adulthood. Circumcision as an adolescent or adult is far more painful and serious than in an infant. Also, circumcised men are about 50%-60% less likely to acquire STDs such as herpes, HPV and HIV. (https://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/).

"Male circumcision was recommended by WHO and UNAIDS in 2007 as an additional HIV prevention intervention in settings of high HIV prevalence"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whatever side you are on, I think you need to have all male siblings one way or the other.

On another note, all the people saying that you want your sons to decide when they are older you have no idea what you are talking about. You are talking about orders of magnitude more pain and healing time and psychological trauma for an adult male vs something newborn will not remember and recover in a few days.

x 1,000,000

Yes. There is no deciding. Parents decide when the child is a baby. That is the way it works.

[Anonymous]

My husband is circumcised and my son isn't. It was a difficult decision. Our pediatrician at the time recommended circumcision and our pediatrician now is also in favor of it. However, the pediatrician at the hospital was against it.

[Anonymous]

We have 4 sons, all circumcised. DH is also and wanted them to be as well, so we did it.

[Anonymous]

Male circumcision is a totally different ball game.

Until it isn't, as a PP observed. Unnecessary surgery on a highly sensitive body part sometimes goes awry, with devastating consequences. Hemorrhage and even damage requiring gender reassignment surgery.